1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOODWARD COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 800 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 721 978 687 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 902 921 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 399 291 832 Average per acre .........dollars.. 358 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 493 40 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 206 209 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 602 acres.. 213 605 211 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 483 acres.. 114 061 116 450 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 41 acres.. 5 887 5 073 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 697 33 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 121 44 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 779 7 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 918 26 263 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 81 $100,000 or more .................... 95 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 339 28 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 173 38 161 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 405 Other ............................... 395 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 404 200 days or more ................... 327 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 633 593 number.. 78 168 66 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 506 494 number.. 29 625 24 675 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 130 59 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 640 605 number.. 53 634 49 120 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 43 number.. (D) 2 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 40 number.. (D) 2 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 19 number.. 1 562 1 546 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 34 number.. 819 892 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 19 acres.. 1 787 1 009 bushels.. 89 189 32 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 257 311 acres.. 88 775 95 072 bushels.. 2 616 213 2 161 107 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 331 acres.. 21 575 19 882 tons, dry.. 35 736 37 007 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.